The power of technology allows for some incredible moments to be captured. Whether it’s trekking through the serene mountains of Yosemite, cycling through the magnificent terrain of Turks & Caicos Islands, slow traveling through off-the-beaten path destinations, or adjusting your money mindset so you can book more trips — travel vloggers showcase it all.
Scouring the internet, I’ve found some incredible travel vloggers, but not many curated lists completely dedicated to the BIPOC community. Just like I created my own list of the top Black yoga channels on Youtube, I decided to create a list of my personal favorite travel channels as a resource to anyone wanting to either experience more diversity in the travel vlogging industry or if you just want to see someone like you exploring the ends of the world.
In other words, representation matters and is important.
We all deserve our stories to be told, shared and accepted. Below, you’ll find the best Black travel vloggers on Youtube to follow this year. From incredible personalities to informative tips, and insights into the travel industry, these are my favorite vloggers worth a Friday night binge.
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- Black travel vloggers
- Travel, journalism, and education
- Glo Atanmo
- Oneika the Traveller
- Ashley Smith
- Travel and lifestyle
- Lydia Dinga
- Being Neiicey
- Chidi Ashley
- Maryjane
- Travel, finances, career breaks and remote working
- Picky Girl Travels the World
- Shida’s On The Loose
- Abi Abroad
- Stephanie Perry
- Adventure and outdoor travel
- Mario Rigby
- Cultural and foodie travel
- Minority Nomad
- More vloggers with travel and lifestyle content
- Brooke Kennedy
- Nazjaa
- Cindyrella OG
- More Black and travel resources
Black travel vloggers
Keep in mind, many of these Youtube travel vloggers can fit into more than one of the categories listed below. Also, I tried to list vloggers who are still producing content currently. However, there are more Black content creators then those I’ve listed below.
Hope you find this list of the best travel Youtube channels both inspiring and enjoyable as you craft your own travel experiences!
Travel, journalism, and education
Glo Atanmo
If you’re a travel blogger, travel vlogger or digital nomad, this channel is for you! Inside this channel Glo shares the lessons she’s learned over the years, beautiful travel videos, and actionable tips on personal development.
I’m OBSESSED with her channel and have learned so much about travel blogging from her. She’s an expert and recently started a podcast called “The Glow Show Podcast” which you can find on Youtube as well.
Oneika the Traveller
Oneika is a Jamaican-Canadian traveler who always has me deep in thought. I love her content! Her journalism and storytelling skills are amazing. It always pushes me to think outside the box as I’m constantly learning new things on her channel, Instagram or blog.
Also, she speaks French and even has beginner French lessons on her channel to help you learn the basics before heading off to a French speaking country.
Need budget advice? She’s has you covered on that as well with her “Big City, Little Budget” series.
Ashley Smith
Curious what’s going through your flight attendants mind? Well, travel vlogger and flight attendant Ashley Smith has nailed the script on showing you inside the mind of a flight attendant. Specifically, her channel is a flight attendant vlog.
I love her kindness and personality as her joy lights up the room! She’s super honest and informative about what its like flight attending during a pandemic.
Travel and lifestyle
Lydia Dinga
Lydia’s personality shines bright in her videos! She’s extremely warm, entertaining, informative and has me busting out in laughter. Her videos will make you want to visit all the beautiful locations she sees and is always paired to some great music.
She shares travel, lifestyle and home content ranging from health and fitness to travel vlogs and girl chats.
Being Neiicey
If you need some travel or lifestyle inspiration, Being Neiicey is one of my go-to travel vloggers. Her vibe is super friendly and down to earth. She shares her travel experiences, big life updates and precious family moments.
Some places she has travel videos on are Las Vegas, St. Thomas, Cuba, Zanzibar, Hawaii and more.
Chidi Ashley
Moving or planning to a trip to Bali? Chidi Ashely is the travel expert to watch and learn from!
She built her dream house in Bali and it’s absolutely stunning. Chidi is an inspiration for nomadic living. She’s encouraging and uplifting as she shares her exciting journey moving from NYC to Bali.
Maryjane
Maryjane keeps it real and is super open about her life journey. She’s a travel vlogger who shares what it’s like exploring the world from Dubai and Zanzibar to Colombia.
What I love most about her channel is that she shares her personal stories and lessons learned from various experiences she’s gone through while traveling and in life. Whether its weight gain, weight lost, going make-up free, or why she’ll never move back to the U.S., her channel has so many awesome resources to learn from.
Travel, finances, career breaks and remote working
Picky Girl Travels the World
Adalia is a money guru and helps Black women feel financially confident to move abroad. On her channel you’ll find various tips and tricks to improve your financial wealth and mindset around money.
She also gives insight into what it’s like traveling as a Black woman in a refreshing, fun and informative way.
Shida’s On The Loose
Another money and travel guru to follow on Youtube is “Shida’s On The Loose”. Roshida’s channel covers a wide range of topics from careers breaks and moving abroad to sharing long-term travel tips to aid in your own travel journey.
Her videos are all super informative and encouraging to help you create the nomadic lifestyle of your dreams.
Abi Abroad
Planning to teach or travel to South Korea? Head over to Abi Abroad to learn more about what it’s like being Black and living in Korea. She has Q&As, dating advice, and talks about teaching at public vs. private schools in South Korea.
Listening and watching Abi is like having a cup of tea with a friend. She’s super open, friendly, entertaining, and informative. Previously she focused on living in South Korea, but now her Youtube travel channel focuses more lifestyle, travel and family content.
Stephanie Perry
House sitting is one of the best ways to score free accommodations in exchange for baby sitting furry friends. Travel vlogger Stephanie Perry spills all the tea on how to start the process and land some amazing house sitting gigs. Also on her channel you’ll find resources and tips for traveling abroad as a Black woman.
Adventure and outdoor travel
Mario Rigby
Focused on outdoor and adventure travel, Mario Rigby shares insights about the great outdoors in the Turks & Caicos Islands. He shares gear reviews to create the ultimate adventure tours including hiking, kayaking and cycling.
His videos always inspire me to get outside, challenge my fitness and find new ways to explore the outdoors. These videos or reading some motivational nature quotes will encourage you to find more green spaces and bond with Mother Nature.
Cultural and foodie travel
Minority Nomad
Erik is the travel vlogger, photographer and writer behind Minority Nomad. His stories are super interesting and he covers food content around the globe! Many of his food related videos are drool worthy and give you some insight into what to expect food wise especially as if you’re vegan-ish traveler.
While its not vegan food, it’s always nice to know what to expect food wise before you arrive at your destination. If you’re a vegan-ish traveler or have food allergies, here’s the travel apps I highly recommend downloading before your next trip — best allergy-friendly travel apps.
In addition, he takes you with him on private tours, cultural tours, food tours and more. He also talks about traveling in your 30s and race.
More vloggers with travel and lifestyle content
Brooke Kennedy
This Youtube channel is for the fashionista travelers! Brooke shares her try-on hauls and travel videos centered around girls trips or baecations. She also shares an abundance of lifestyle content ranging from beauty and cooking. Although the cooking is at her home, you may find some tasty and healthy recipes to cook in your Airbnb!
For some recipe inspo, read this post.
Nazjaa
Nazjaa is a fashion influencer and college student at Stanford who also shares occasional travel vlogs. Her travel series shares tips around packing and prepping to travel, along with footage of trips to Dubai, LA and Atlanta.
If you’re looking for budget friendly fits for you travels, binge through some of Nazjaa try on hauls!
Cindyrella OG
While it’s not a travel vlog, I wanted to include Cindyrella OG because I absolutely love the energy of this channel! The vibe is like your hanging with your bestie and sharing all the things that interest you. It’s all about positivity, self-growth and inspiration … which isn’t this also what travel is about? At least I like to believe so.
In other words, you’ll find travel content on her channel, but you’ll also find motivational lifestyle content, beauty tips, how to navigate your 20s, and much more.
What are your thoughts on this list of best travel Youtube channels? Any other BIPOC travel vlogger I should add? Leave a name or the Youtube channel in the comments below so I can update the list with more amazing vloggers of color.
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